# Keyword Search Metrics, Autocomplete & Intent Scraper (`ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper`) Actor

Bulk keyword research & buyer-intent expander across Google (with internal relevance scores), YouTube, Amazon & Bing. Supports A-Z, Question & Commercial modifiers across 40+ countries.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Antonio Ramos Gómez](https://apify.com/ramgoxxx) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Agents, Integrations
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$0.80 / 1,000 keyword results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

### What does Keyword Search Intent & Metrics Scraper API do?

**Keyword Search Intent & Metrics Scraper** expands seed topics into hundreds or thousands of real buyer search queries across **Google**, **YouTube**, **Amazon**, and **Bing**, scoring every keyword by autocomplete relevance rank and automatically classifying **Search Intent** (`transactional`, `commercial`, `informational`, `navigational`) across **40+ countries**.

Use it as a fast, zero-subscription **Keyword Research API** and **MCP SEO tool** for programmatic SEO (pSEO), content clustering, Google Ads negative/exact keyword discovery, YouTube video ideation, and Amazon listing optimization.

- **Low Pay-Per-Event pricing:** `$0.80 per 1,000 keywords` (`$0.0008` per scored keyword). Platform compute is free.
- **6,250 Free Keywords / Month:** Apify's `$5.00/month` free credit covers **6,250 deduplicated, intent-classified keywords every single month at `$0`**.
- **Multi-Engine Cross-Validation:** Spot queries that buyers type on **Google Search**, **YouTube Search**, AND **Amazon Search** in one unified run.

***

### Why use this Multi-Engine Keyword & Buyer Intent API?

Traditional SEO suites lock bulk keyword exports behind `$129–$499/month` subscriptions and rely on stale monthly clickstream estimates that miss emerging AI, SaaS, and e-commerce terms. Querying live search engine suggest endpoints directly gives you **what real users are typing today**, ranked by native autocomplete priority.

#### Key business workflows

1. **Programmatic SEO (pSEO) & Content Pipelines:** Feed 10 seed topics into n8n or Make, filter for `commercial` and `transactional` long-tail keywords (`4+` words), and send them straight to your AI content brief generator.
2. **Amazon & E-Commerce Product Research:** Query the `amazon` and `google` engines simultaneously to uncover high-intent product modifiers (*"for flat feet"*, *"under $100"*, *"vs..."*).
3. **YouTube Topic & Title Optimization:** Pull live `youtube` autocomplete phrases to title videos around exact phrasing viewers search.
4. **PPC Campaign Expansion:** Generate exact-match and phrase-match ad groups grouped automatically by buyer stage (`commercial` vs `informational`).
5. **AI SEO Agents via MCP:** Give Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT direct live keyword discovery before drafting articles, landing pages, or metadata.

***

### What data can Keyword Search Metrics & Intent Scraper extract?

Each output item represents a deduplicated keyword enriched with source engine, relevance priority score, and buyer intent classification:

| Field Name | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `keyword` | `string` | Discovered search query normalized and deduplicated per engine. |
| `seedKeyword` | `string` | Original seed phrase from `seedKeywords` that generated this result. |
| `engine` | `string` | Source search engine (`google`, `youtube`, `amazon`, or `bing`). |
| `relevanceScore` | `integer \| null` | Autocomplete prominence score (`0–1000+`), reflecting native suggestion priority. |
| `searchIntent` | `string` | Automatic intent label: `transactional`, `commercial`, `informational`, or `navigational`. |
| `wordCount` | `integer` | Number of words in `keyword` — ideal for filtering long-tail (`wordCount >= 4`) low-KD terms. |
| `country` | `string` | ISO-2 country market queried (`us`, `es`, `gb`, `de`, `fr`, `br`, `mx`, etc.). |
| `language` | `string` | ISO-2 language code (`en`, `es`, `de`, `fr`, `pt`, `it`). |
| `modifierUsed` | `string` | Prefix/suffix modifier (`best`, `vs`, `pricing`, `how to`, `a–z`) that surfaced the keyword. |

***

### How to extract high-intent keywords in bulk (Step-by-Step)

1. Open **Keyword Search Intent & Metrics Scraper** in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more phrases in **Seed Keywords** (e.g., `["crm for small business", "ai meeting notes"]`).
3. Select your target **Search Engines** (`google`, `youtube`, `amazon`, `bing`).
4. Pick an **Expansion Mode**:
   - `direct_only` — fastest snapshot of top direct completions.
   - `commercial_and_questions` *(Recommended)* — appends high-converting buyer modifiers (`best`, `vs`, `alternatives`, `pricing`, `review`, `how to`, `for`).
   - `alphabet_az` — deep `a–z` expansion for exhaustive topical authority maps.
5. Set **Country**, **Language**, and **Max Keywords to Return** (`maxItems`), then click **Start**.

***

### How much does bulk keyword research cost?

With **Pay-Per-Event (`$0.80 / 1,000` keywords)** pricing, you never pay monthly seat fees:

| Extracted Keywords | Total Price | Included in Apify `$5/mo` Free Tier? |
| :--- | :--- | :---: |
| **250 keywords** (blog cluster) | **`$0.20`** | Yes (`$0`) |
| **1,000 keywords** (niche map) | **`$0.80`** | Yes (`$0`) |
| **6,250 keywords / month** | **`$5.00`** | **100% Free every month** |
| **25,000 keywords** (pSEO site) | **`$20.00`** | Pay only for what you export |

***

### Use with AI Assistants & MCP (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT)

Plug live multi-engine keyword intelligence directly into **Claude Desktop**, **Cursor**, or **VS Code** via Apify MCP:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "keyword-intent-seo": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Example prompts for your AI coding or writing agent:

- *"Find 150 commercial and transactional keywords around `invoice generator` in `us` and group them into 5 landing page silos."*
- *"Compare what people search on `youtube` vs `amazon` for `standing desk converter`."*

***

### Input examples

#### Example 1: SaaS Commercial & Comparison Keyword Discovery

```json
{
  "seedKeywords": ["helpdesk software", "zendesk alternative"],
  "engines": ["google", "youtube"],
  "expansionMode": "commercial_and_questions",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxItems": 300
}
```

#### Example 2: Spanish E-Commerce & Amazon Product Research (`es`)

```json
{
  "seedKeywords": ["auriculares inalambricos", "silla ergonomica"],
  "engines": ["amazon", "google"],
  "expansionMode": "alphabet_az",
  "country": "es",
  "language": "es",
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

***

### Output example

Download results in **JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML**:

```json
[
  {
    "keyword": "best crm for small business real estate",
    "seedKeyword": "crm for small business",
    "engine": "google",
    "relevanceScore": 850,
    "searchIntent": "commercial",
    "wordCount": 7,
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "modifierUsed": "best"
  },
  {
    "keyword": "crm for small business pricing comparison",
    "seedKeyword": "crm for small business",
    "engine": "google",
    "relevanceScore": 780,
    "searchIntent": "transactional",
    "wordCount": 6,
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "modifierUsed": "pricing"
  }
]
```

***

### Connect to Python, n8n & Make

#### Python (`apify-client`)

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "seedKeywords": ["ai voice agent"],
        "engines": ["google", "youtube"],
        "expansionMode": "commercial_and_questions",
        "country": "us",
        "language": "en",
        "maxItems": 200,
    }
)

items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
buyer_terms = [k for k in items if k["searchIntent"] in ("commercial", "transactional")]
print(f"Found {len(buyer_terms)} high-intent buyer keywords")
```

#### cURL / Webhook API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ramgoxxx~keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"seedKeywords":["shopify apps"],"engines":["google"],"expansionMode":"commercial_and_questions","maxItems":100}'
```

***

### Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

#### How is `searchIntent` classified?

Each query is analyzed using lexical intent rules covering purchase triggers (`buy`, `price`, `pricing`, `cost`, `discount`, `coupon`, `for sale`), commercial evaluation (`best`, `top`, `vs`, `alternative`, `review`, `comparison`), and informational modifiers (`how`, `what`, `why`, `tutorial`, `guide`) across English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, and Italian.

#### Does this require external paid API keys (Semrush, Ahrefs, DataForSEO)?

No external API keys or subscriptions are needed. Everything runs self-contained out of the box.

#### Legal, GDPR & Ethical Scraping Notice

> Our Actors are ethical and do not extract any private user data, such as email addresses, gender, or location. They only query public search autocomplete suggestions openly served to anonymous web visitors in full compliance with GDPR and international data privacy principles. Report feedback or feature requests anytime via the **Issues** tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `seedKeywords` (type: `array`):

List of seed keywords to expand and score.

## `engines` (type: `array`):

Engines to query: google, youtube, amazon, bing.

## `expansionMode` (type: `string`):

How deeply to expand each seed keyword.

## `country` (type: `string`):

2-letter country code (us, es, gb, de, fr, br, mx, ca, au, in).

## `language` (type: `string`):

2-letter language code (en, es, de, fr, pt, it).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total deduplicated keywords to output.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "seedKeywords": [
    "crm for small business",
    "shopify seo"
  ],
  "engines": [
    "google",
    "youtube",
    "amazon"
  ],
  "expansionMode": "commercial_and_questions",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Every expanded keyword with relevance score and buyer intent.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/6mdwcg9AZr8Chlnu1/builds/sJdlzEfeEaTHNNOa6/openapi.json